New Delhi: Ugadi also known as Yugadi, is celebrated on the first day of the beginning of another year. Ugadi is the primary day of the brand new yr within the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana.
Interestingly, Ugadi is observed on Chaitra, Shukla Paksha Pratipada (Day 1 during the waxing phase of the Moon in the month of Chaitra), a day that also marks Chaitra Navratri festivities. Moreover, this festival concurs with the Hindu Sindhi community’s Cheti Chand and Maharashtra’s Gudi Padwa.
History And Significance
Lord Brahma is alleged to have begun the creation of the universe on Ugadi, in accordance with Hindu mythology. The first day of Chaitra Navratri, a nine-day celebration honouring Goddess Durga’s 9 varieties, is commemorated as Ugadi to mark the start of Lord Brahma’s creation. Bhaskaracharya, an Indian mathematician, established Ugadi as the beginning of a brand new yr, month, and day within the twelfth century.
Ugadi Significance
The festival marks the beginning of the year. Yuga means the period, and adi means the beginning of something. It marks Lord Brahma’s labour of creating the universe. The occasion is celebrated with joy and togetherness with the closed ones. It also marks the onset of spring and the milder weather, after the winter.
Ugadi celebration
The festival is celebrated same as Diwali and it starts before a week. People buy new clothes and clean their homes. House entrances are decorated with mango leaves. Cow dung water is also sprinkled around houses, floor is decorated with flowers and rangolis. In many parts of south India, devotees start the day with an oil bath. Relatives gather together to celebrate as well.
